General Rules for Safe Transport of Chemicals

1.  Use a hand-held rubber safety bottle carrier for liquids and hazardous solids in glass containers.
     These carriers are mandatory for 2.5 L and 4 L bottles of liquids. Carriers may be borrowed from the
     stockroom but please return the carrier as soon as you have reached your destination with the
     hazardous reagent.
2.  Do not attempt to carry an armful of bottles. Use a cart with side panels if transporting several
     chemicals at once. Do not allow containers to collide with each other during transport.
3.  Always use a hand truck for cylinders of compressed gases. Remove regulators and replace
     protective cylinder cap before transport. Do not drag or roll cylinders. Chain the cylinder to the hand
     truck as soon as cylinder is in place before transport.
4.  Never pick up a bottle by the cap or lid.
5.  Wear eye protection while transporting chemicals.
6.  Plan to transport the extremely hazardous chemicals during times of reduced traffic in the halls.
7.  Do not transport extremely hazardous materials by yourself.
8.  Bring a spill kit when transporting hazardous liquids.
9.  Place bottles of extremely toxic or carcinogenic chemicals in an unbreakable outer container before
     transport.
10.Wear protective gloves and laboratory coat.
11.Extremely hazardous materials should be sent in an empty elevator to a second person waiting at the
     desired floor.
12.Transport dry ice in an elevator without passenger or by using the stairs. A relative small block can
     produce enough CO2 gas to displace all oxygen in the enclosed area should the elevator become
     disabled.